Abundance, Distribution, and Drivers of Microplastic Contamination in Urban River Environments

Given the persistence of microplastics in the environment and their potential toxicity to ecosystems, understanding of likely microplastic accumulation ‘hotspots’ in rivers is urgently needed. To contribute to this challenge, this paper reports results of a microplastic survey fr...

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Main Authors: Joseph Tibbetts, Stefan Krause, Iseult Lynch, Gregory H. Sambrook Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/11/1597